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  • Alas, Poor Scrappy: As unlikable as Alan is, some of the torture he goes through gets a little excessive, such as Michael skinning his frogs alive, or when he's wrongfully blamed for being the killer and gets beaten within an inch of his life.
  • Jerkass Woobie: Alan. While he's an unpleasant bully and creep, it's hard not to feel bad for him when he sees his pet frogs skinned alive.
  • Moral Event Horizon: Michael crossed it when he skinned Alan's pet frogs alive.
  • Narm: Ricky's reading of the line "ANGELAAAAA!" comes across as this.
    • Or stoner kid Stan yelling out "WEEEEEEEEEDDDDDD!!!!!" as he discovers his best friend and fellow stoner burnt to a crisp.
  • Nightmare Fuel: The ending, specefically Michael being revealed to have been skinned alive by Angela right after he was done beating up Alan, and still being alive and in agonizing pain when he's discovered.
  • Replacement Scrappy: Many view Alan as this to Angela. Unlike Angela, Alan is every bit the jerk that his tormentors are, to the point where it's difficult to sympathize with him.
  • Retroactive Recognition:
    • Jackie Tohn as camp counselor Linda. She would later become a finalist in the seventh season of American Idol, and is currently playing fictional wrestler Melanie "Melrose" Rosen in the Netflix series GLOW (2017).
    • Maybe not by face, but rather by name. T.C. is played by Christopher Shand, who later married Andrea Manafort – former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's daughter.
  • Ron the Death Eater: Alan may not be the most pleasant person, but many viewers make him out to be this unrepentant bastard who deserves every misfortune he suffers, including being falsely blamed for the murders and beaten to near death for it. And while Alan was an Asshole Victim in regards to his bullying, there have been a few instances where he was harassed either unprovoked or in Disproportionate Retribution.
  • Take That, Scrappy!: Alan goes through a lot of punishment throughout the film, and ultimately gets beaten senseless by his older brother.
  • Too Bleak, Stopped Caring: The only thing you could really say in Alan's defense is that his tormentors can be just as bad as him, if not worse (especially Michael). The only person who comes close to being a decent human being is Petey. Compare this to the first film, where Angela is very shy and reserved but also sweet to the people who aren't bullying her, and is alongside other positive characters like Ricky and Paul.
  • Unintentionally Unsympathetic: Alan. He's a whiny, mean fat kid who regularly bullies the younger campers, yet the audience is supposed to feel sorry for him when he gets bullied or complains that he doesn't have any friends. Most of his negative treatment is arguably a reaction to him being an asshole to other people. Angela claims she was protecting him but it's clear he's exactly like (and in some cases worse) than the victims she targets.
  • The Un-Twist: It's obvious the "sheriff" is really a woman and Angela. The voice box disguising "his" voice makes it even more obvious.
  • Visual Effects of Awesome: For as many bad CGI shots in the film, the practical effects are universally agreed to be pretty good and effective, especially Michael at the end when his skinned alive body is shown.

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